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Coming up in this episode… * Prime Numbers * Mechanical Body parts * Car Spoiler Spoiler Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. On This Day In History for January 27, 2016 This is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 339 days remaining in 2016. * It was on this date in 1606 as part of the Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins, ending with their execution on January 31. * The University of Georgia is founded, the first public university in the United States on this date in 1785. * It was 136 years ago today that Thomas Edison receives the patent on the incandescent lamp. * January 27, 1888, The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C. * It was 77 years ago today that saw the first flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning. * Nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site begins with a one-kiloton bomb dropped on Frenchman Flat on this date in 1951. * 49 years ago today, Astronauts Gus Grissom, Edward White and Roger Chaffee are killed in a fire during a test of their Apollo 1 spacecraft at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida. * That same date in 1967, The United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union sign the Outer Space Treaty in Washington, D.C., banning deployment of nuclear weapons in space, and limiting use of the Moon and other celestial bodies to peaceful purposes. * 32 years ago today, Pop singer Michael Jackson suffers second degree burns to his scalp during the filming of a Pepsi commercial in the Shrine Auditorium. * That same date in 1996, Germany first observes International Holocaust Remembrance Day. * 13 years ago today, The first selections for the National Recording Registry are announced by the Library of Congress. * January 27, 2006, Western Union discontinues its Telegram and Commercial Messaging services. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * American Engineer and inventor of the Mortise lock, Eli Whitney Blake, born on this date in 1795. * Also born on this date in 1832, English mathematician, photographer, and author, Lewis Carroll. * Francis Rogallo, the American engineer and inventor of the Rogallo wing, was born today in 1912. * Actress Donna Reed was born on this date in 1921. * The man who played Zephram Cochrane in Star Trek First Contact, James Cromwell is 76. * and finally, Russian dancer, choreographer, and actor, Mikhail Baryshnikov is 68. And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for January 27, 2016 News * Missouri Mathematicians Discover New Prime Number * A programming language for Donald Trump Listener Birthday Calendar January * 21 – Michael Rabalais – Stingray42 * 22 – TAW012294 * 23 – Kathie Luke, IL * 23 – Chris Moody from PodioMedia Chat * 23 – Keith Lane from TGGeeks * 25 – Kreg Steppe * 26 – Will The Computer Guy * 27 – Mark in Memphis * 27 – Chip Burkhead from The Scotchcast February * 01 – Matt Baum aka Racer X, Pittsburgh PA * 01 – Brandon Kirkwold – MN * 02 – Gary Lindros – aka Gary from Jacksonville * 02 – Chuck Provenzano aka podlurker aka Chuck’s evil twin * 02 – Oreo Cookie Monster

Coming up in this episode... * Decoys * Dinosaurs * Better socks than last week! Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. https://youtu.be/fKrkW5yMIfI Feedback * Krazy Joe - TV show to be rebooted On This Day In History for December 23, 2015 This is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are eight days remaining in 2015. * It was on this date in 1783 that George Washington resigns as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army at the Maryland State House in Annapolis, Maryland. * That same date in 1823, "A Visit from St. Nicholas", also known as "The Night Before Christmas", is published anonymously. * December 23, 1893, The opera Hansel and Gretel by Engelbert Humperdinck is first performed. * The Federal Reserve Act is signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, creating the Federal Reserve System on this date in 1913. * That same date in 1938, the discovery of the first modern coelacanth in South Africa. * It was 68 years ago today that The transistor is first demonstrated at Bell Laboratories. * December 23, 1954, First successful kidney transplant is performed by J. Hartwell Harrison and Joseph Murray. * Dedication of Tokyo Tower, the world's highest self-supporting iron tower was today in 1958. * 45 years ago today, The North Tower of the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York, New York is topped out at 1,368 feet (417 m), making it the tallest building in the world. * It was 29 years ago today that Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, lands at Edwards Air Force Base in California becoming the first aircraft to fly non-stop around the world without aerial or ground refueling. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * Richard Arkwright, English businessman, and inventor invented the Water frame and Spinning frame born on this date in 1732. * German engineer and the man behind several hand-powered submarine designs, Wilhelm Bauer was born today in 1822. * Also born today in 1896, Italian lieutenant and author, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. * The co-developer of the Transmission Control Protocol, computer scientist, and engineer, Bob Kahn turns 77. * and finally, physicist and chemist Stefan Hell is 53. And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for December 23, 2015 News * Raptor pulls Santa’s sleigh - from Doug in Australia * Decoy packages * Hitchbot will live on in a museum Listener Birthday Calendar * 23 - Richard Green * 24 - MaDBooM * 25 - Joel Parks (Agrojag-Ama) * 29 - CMenn If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. Hacks & Strange Stories * Would you bet on your marriage? * Netflix socks? Shout out to the chat room Join us on the Google+ hangout every Sunday night at 9:30 PM ET to see and hear the show raw and unedited. Just circle Technorama Podcast, Kreg, or me and you’ll see the announcement when we join the hangout. Media Corner * Spaceballs: The Search for More Money *

Coming up in this episode... Real mail to email Wet socks Santa didn’t get nuked Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. https://youtu.be/hV94YO558fw Feedback Lejon from Chandler: Why D&D books don’t appear in libraries Wil the Computer Guy: TV shows/movies to be rebooted Wil the Computer Guy: Favorite quotes On This Day In History for December 16, 2015 This is the 350th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 15 days remaining in 2015. It was on this date in 1497 that Vasco da Gama rounds the Cape of Good Hope, the point where Bartolomeu Dias had previously turned back to Portugal. December 16, 1707, was the last recorded eruption of Mount Fuji in Japan. It was 242 years ago today as part of the American Revolution, the Boston Tea Party occurs when members of the Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawk Indians dump hundreds of crates of tea into Boston harbor as a protest against the Tea Act. On this date in 1947, William Shockley, John Bardeen, and Walter Brattain build the first practical point-contact transistor. This is the date that the world officially adopted the name of "Euro". Happy birthday goes out on this date to... Uzbek astronomer, mathematician, and physicist Ali Qushji, born on this date in 1474. Also born on this date in 1863, the Spanish philosopher and author who is known for the phrase "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it", George Santayana. Born on the same date in 1863, the Spanish philosopher and author who is known for the phrase "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it", George Santayana. The founder of Pickwick Records, Cy Leslie would have been 93 today. Author and philosopher, Philip K. Dick was born today in 1928. Adam Riess, the American astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic Nobel Prize laureate turns 46. and finally computer scientist, Jen Golbeck is 39. And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for December 16, 1015 News Tokyo’s solution to rogue drones USPS will send you images of what’s in your mailbox Listener Birthday Calendar 17 - Jorge Schrauwen 20 - Phil Burchill 42 this year (2015)! Ten years of listening to Technorama! 21 - James Ballard KarakSindru 22 - Bo Pace 22 - Luke "Chuck's Stalker" Smith (2000) 22 - Jason Pelloni, Tampa, FL If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. Hacks & Strange Stories An Amiga has been running school district’s AC for 30 years Pee-powered socks Shout out to the chat room Join us on the Google+ hangout every Sunday night at 9:30 PM ET to see and hear the show raw and unedited. Just circle Technorama Podcast, Kreg, or me and you’ll see the announcement when we join the hangout. Remember When That time a girl wrote to JFK asking if the Soviets would nuke Santa Claus Media Corner Has anyone seen the Star Wars Toyota Celica? Carrie Fisher’s response to the ban on slave Leia toy Question of the week: What’s your favorite TV show opening credits? End of Show Stuff

Coming up in this episode... Ronald Reagan on Star Trek Time Capsules Captain EO Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. https://youtu.be/CvCSXPy2dkE Feedback Wayne: If Reboot gets rebooted, will that cause a rift in the space-time continuum? On This Day In History for December 9, 2015 This is the 343rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 22 days remaining in 2015. It was on this date in 1793 that New York City's first daily newspaper, the American Minerva, is established by Noah Webster. Also today in 1888, Statistician Herman Hollerith installs his computing device at the United States War Department. That same date in 1950, Cold War: Harry Gold is sentenced to 30 years in jail for helping Klaus Fuchs pass information about the Manhattan Project to the Soviet Union. His testimony is later instrumental in the prosecution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. As part of the Red Scare, General Electric announces that all communist employees will be discharged from the company 62 years ago today. December 9, 1958, The John Birch Society is founded in the United States. That same date in 1962, The Petrified Forest National Park is established in Arizona. This is the anniversary of the Kecksburg UFO incident. A fireball is seen from Michigan to Pennsylvania; witnesses report something crashing in the woods near Pittsburgh. In 2005 NASA admits that it examined the object 50 years ago today. December 9, 1965, A Charlie Brown Christmas, first in a series of Peanuts television specials, debuts on CBS. 47 years ago today, Douglas Engelbart gave what became known as "The Mother of All Demos", publicly debuting the computer mouse, hypertext, and the bit-mapped graphical user interface using the oN-Line System (NLS). The eradication of the smallpox virus is certified, making smallpox the first and to date only human disease driven to extinction 36 years ago today. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: Dutch mathematician and cartographer, Gemma Frisius, born on this date in 1508. Also born on this date in 1571, Metius, the Dutch mathematician and astronomer. The man who developed Pilates, fitness expert Joseph Pilates was born today in 1883. Clarence Birdseye, the founder of Birds Eye, was born on December 9, 1886. The computer scientist who developed COBOL, Grace Hopper would have been 109 today. A string of famous actors were born on this date including, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. 1909, Kirk Douglas in 1916, Redd Foxx in 1922, Dick Van Patten in 1928, and Judi Dench in 1934. and finally, Donny Osmond is 58. And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for December 9, 2015 News Construction Permits Revoked on the Thirty-Meter Telescope in Hawaii News from Phoenix ComiCon Fan Fest Listener Birthday Calendar 09 - Steve Kite (BigUnit62) 12 - Deckrd 12 - Kevin Burns (Soleblaze) 12 - Matt Blocker TheGiant 12 - Pamela Gay 14 - Michael Spence from Brother Osric's Scriptorium If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. Hacks & Strange Stories Going to Korea? Clear your browser history and cookies first! Astronaut plans to run the London Marathon in space! Shout out to the chat room Join us on the Google+ hangout every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET to see and hear the show raw and unedited. Just circle Technorama Podcast, Kreg, or me and you’ll see the announcement when we join the hangout.

Coming up in this episode... * Pushbutton pizza * Russian tax collectors will try anything * The kitchen of the future Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. https://youtu.be/yP1Csmz1mzg Feedback * VM from Will the Computer Guy * VM from Brad P in NJ * Email from Charles Stell Hello Chuck, Kreg, Groupies, hangers-on, and those who just can not find the door out of the studio, This morning I was surprised to find out that my 14 year old niece is a superhero fan.  She arrived in a Captain America onesie. (With boots.  It is the country, after all.)   Please forgive the quality of the photo.  It was taken with my tablet and since it was outdoors I was wearing polarizing sunglasses to protect my eyes from rays 'n things which made it difficult to see the screen properly. Here is an idea for you. The Technorama Pronunciation Guide.  It might make the news easier to understand for new listeners. Keep up the good work, Charles * What show would you like to see rebooted, Justin? Disney's Gargoyles. Still with Keith David as a voice. And the Star Trek: TNG cast too. Babylon 5 on something other than Warner Brothers. That company is poison to cross media, and someone new could bring the series to a Star Trek level with the right love. Hey ST and SW are both in reboot/restart mode. It would work. The Tick, both the live action and Cartoon versions, although I think I heard rumors of a Netflix reboot of the live action series. Tenchi Muyo, because it has had two reboots. Why not a third? Uh, hrm. Oh why not a complete reboot of the Disney cartoons through the late 80s to the late 90s and combine them into a Kingdom hearts TV show/movie franchise. On This Day In History for December 2, 2015 This is the 336th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 29 days remaining in 2015. * It was on this date in 1409 that The University of Leipzig opens. * That same date in 1867, At Tremont Temple in Boston, British author Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the United States. * It was 88 years ago today that Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile. * New York City's LaGuardia Airport opens 76 years ago today. * It was 22 years ago today that NASA launches the Space Shuttle Endeavour on a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope aboard Space Shuttle mission STS-61. * 14 years ago today, Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Happy birthday goes out to: * French painter Georges Seurat born on this date in 1859. * One of the co-founders of the Ringling Brothers Circus, Charles Edward Ringling, was born today in 1863 * Actress Cathy Lee Crosby turns 71 today. * Also born today in 1944, Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace. * Actress and producer Lucy Liu is 47. * Tennis player Monica Seles is 42. * Singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress Britney Spears is 34. * And #12, Green Bay Packers quarterback, Aaron Rodgers,turns 32 today. Don’t forget kids, you can subscribe to the uber-geek calendar on our website! And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for December 2, 2015 News * Another Star Trek gadget that almost was - thankfully not * Now there’s an easy-button for Domino’s Pizza Listener Birthday Calendar * 02 - Ben Fryxell from the MacMania Podcast * 02 - Tim Bourquin * 03 - Bob Pankratz * 06 - SuperMoonMan * 07 - Peter aka Zzippster from the Zzipp and Co. Podcast, Weymouth, Dorset, UK * 08 - DanDman * Gydian If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki.

Coming up in this episode... A better idea for the selfie-stick How not to apply for a police job Why is the sky blue? Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes  from the show. Feedback Vmail: Will the Computer Guy Q: What was your first screen name? Justin: Dronebrain Scott: My first screen name was "King Nothing". That was my Metallica phase! On This Day In History for November 25, 2015 This is the 329th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 36 days remaining in 2015. It was on this date in 1915 that Albert Einstein presents the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences. It was 75 years ago today that World War II: First flight of the de Havilland Mosquito and Martin B-26 Marauder. November 25, 1952, Agatha Christie's murder-mystery play The Mousetrap opens at the Ambassadors Theatre in London. It will become the longest continuously-running play in history. That same date in 1984, Thirty-six top musicians gather in a Notting Hill studio and record Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia. Happy birthday goes out on this date to French astronomer and botanist Jean-François Séguier, born on this date in 1703. Also born on that same date in 1814 is German physician and physicist Julius Robert von Mayer. Singer Percy Sledge would have been 75 had he not died earlier this year. Actor, author, and lawyer, Ben Stein turns 71 today. And finally, John F. Kennedy Jr, would have been 55 today. And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for November 25, 2015 News Lego slippers! Man with outstanding warrants applies for Police job Woman fights to wear pasta strainer on her driver’s license photo Listener Birthday Calendar November 25 - Lane Williams 26 - Joanie 27 - Mike Stackpole 27 - Rob Walch 27 - Brad P. from NJ 28 - Ben Sweetser 29 - Crystal Smalling 30 - Scott Sigler December 01 - Claudio Miranda (ClaudioM) 01 - Phil Rossi If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. Hacks & Strange Stories Embarrassed about a selfie-stick? Gold Kit Kats? Shout out to the chat room Join us on the Google+ hangout every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET to see and hear the show raw and unedited. Just circle Technorama Podcast, Kreg, or me and you’ll see the announcement when we join the hangout. Remember When Windows turns 30 Remember the Playskool computer? Media Corner Netflix is bringing back Lost in Space (original) Geek Library Why is the sky blue? Question of the week: What show would you like to see rebooted? End of Show Stuff We appreciate your support. If you like the show, there are many ways to show your love: Call the Listener Line: 206-222-CHAT (2428)

Coming up in this episode... Self-driving offenses Old computers Death of dead tech Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes  from the show. Feedback Q: What movie did you walk out of? Myron: Kung Pow - Enter the Fist Q: What sci-fi tech do you want? Ringmaster Greg: The piece of science fiction tech that I'd like to have is, in my humble opinion, the most powerful piece of tech in the universe. And that would be the box from Red Shirts. You know the one that solves all dire problems just in the nick of time. Yeah, I think we could all really use one of those. On This Day In History for November 18, 2015 This is the 322nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 43 days remaining in 2015. It was on this date in 1307 that William Tell shoots an apple off his son's head. That same date in 1493, Christopher Columbus first sights the island now known as Puerto Rico. It was 150 years ago today that Mark Twain's short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is published in the New York Saturday Press. November 18, 1883, American and Canadian railroads institute five standard continental time zones, ending the confusion of thousands of local times. It was 87 years ago today that Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon, directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, featuring the third appearances of cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. This is considered by the Disney corporation to be Mickey's birthday. Also today in 1963, The first push-button telephone goes into service. 37 years ago today, In Jonestown, Guyana, Jim Jones led his Peoples Temple to a mass murder–suicide that claimed 918 lives in all, 909 of them in Jonestown itself, including over 270 children. Congressman Leo Ryan is murdered by members of the Peoples Temple hours earlier. King's Cross fire: In London, 31 people die in a fire at the city's busiest underground station, King's Cross St Pancras on this date in 1987. That same date in 2013, NASA launches the MAVEN probe to Mars. Happy birthday goes out on this date to Louis Daguerre, French physicist, and photographer, and developer of the daguerreotype was born on this date in 1787. American journalist and author Dorothy Dix was born today in 1861. Also born today in 1901 – George Gallup, the American statistician and academic. American admiral, pilot, and astronaut Alan Shepard would have been 92 today. And finally, actress Linda Evans turns 73. And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for November 18, 2015 News Google’s self-driving car pulled over by police Gene Amdahl dies Listener Birthday Calendar 13 - Pippa (London UK) 13 - Jennifer Therrien (Canada) 15 - Chuck Jolley aka nitestarr - (Horn Lake, MS) 15 - Tabitha Grace Smith 16 - Tim Elliott (the one from Winecast) 17 - Lorrie Mennenga 17 - Mike Smith 19 - Laura Burns 22 - Tom Posz - (from California, USA) 23 - Nobilis Reed If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. Hacks & Strange Stories Spanish Doctor goes missing 20 years found! Flame throwing drone! Shout out to the chat room Join us on the Google+ hangout every Sunday night at 9:30 PM ET to see and hear the show raw and unedited. Just circle Technorama Podcast, Kreg,

Coming up in this episode... * More Force Awakens rumors * You could own your own satellite * an awesome 8-track play Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. https://youtu.be/pPjpgYtDW7c Feedback * What was the worst sci-fi book you’ve ever read: * Mad Marv: Hyperion - I don't always remember the books I couldn't finish, but this one I remember because it was the first (and so far only) time I returned a book to Audible for a refund. Marv * Nicholas: A friend of mine recently told me to read the "Witches of Karres", and being a fast reader I did.  The book was something like 300 pages long and the only reason I read them all was because I have some sort of OCD that means I can't leave a book unread.  It was only after I was done my friend admitted he wanted to torture me. The book Kreg read was "The Return"  http://ift.tt/1KBQ43l Yes, it was horrible. On This Day In History for November 4, 2015 This is the 308th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 57 days remaining in 2015. * It was on this date in 1783 that Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Symphony No. 36 is performed for the first time in Linz, Austria. * November 4, 1847, Sir James Young Simpson, a British physician, discovers the anaesthetic properties of chloroform. * Also today in 1890, City and South London Railway: London's first deep-level tube railway opens between King William Street and Stockwell. * It was 93 years ago today that In Egypt, British archaeologist Howard Carter and his men find the entrance to Pharaoh Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings. * The United States government establishes the National Security Agency, or NSA 63 years ago today. * 55 years ago today, At the Kasakela Chimpanzee Community in Tanzania, Dr. Jane Goodall observes chimpanzees creating tools, the first-ever observation in non-human animals. * It was 42 years ago today that The Netherlands experiences the first Car-Free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis. Highways are deserted and are used only by cyclists and roller skaters. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: * French mathematician and engineer, Pierre-Simon Girard born on this date in 1765. * Born that same date in 1879 American actor and screenwriter, Will Rogers. * Today is also the birthday of the inventor of the tractor - Harry Ferguson, born today in 1884. * November 4th is the birthday of the woman who created the Barbie doll - Ruth Handler who would have been 99 today. * Actor Art Carney would have been 97 * Dutch businessman, Freddy Heineken was born today in 1923, I'm sure you can figure out what his business is from his last name * Actress Loretta Swit is 78 today. * and finally, the original Karate Kid, Ralph Macchio turns 54! And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for November 4, 2015 News * For Sale: Two Satellites, Lightly Used * Man found not guilty for shooting down a drone Listener Birthday Calendar * 04 - Avner (OMG, it's 2014 - I'm 40 already) * 05 - Michael Corlett (from New Zealand) * 08 - Mark, the Encaffeinated ONE, host of The Weird Show * 08 - OnTheDrift * 10 - John Noble from the Island * If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. Hacks & Strange Stories * Cosmic Rays Could Help Unlock the Secrets of the Pyramids *

Coming up in this episode... * Chicken tweets * Imperial statues * Worst Halloween costume ever Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. https://youtu.be/JviqN2JbUfc Feedback * What was the worst sci-fi novel you’ve ever read? Wayne: "Star Wars Millennium Falcon: Owner's Workshop Manual" Had no plot whatsoever. John: "Faster Than The Speed of Love" by Brian Griffin. Justin: I'm actually having a hard time remembering any. If a book is so bad I put it down I just tend to forget about it unless I somehow pick it back up down the road. On This Day In History for October 28, 2015 This is the 301st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 64 days remaining in 2015. * It was on this date in 1492 that Christopher Columbus discovered Cuba on his first voyage to the New World. * That same date in 1538, The first university in the New World (in present-day Dominican Republic), the Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino, is established. * It was 379 years ago today that A vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony establishes the first college in what would become the United States, today known as Harvard University. * Also today in 1664, The Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot, later to be known as the Royal Marines, is established. * The first railroad in Spain between Barcelona and Mataró is opened 167 years ago today. * In New York Harbor, President Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty 129 years ago today. * Also today in 1929, Black Monday, a day in the Wall Street Crash of 1929, which also saw major stock market upheaval. * That same date in 1942, The Alaska Highway (Alcan Highway) is completed through Canada to Fairbanks, Alaska. * It was 67 years ago today that Swiss chemist Paul Müller is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the insecticidal properties of DDT. * Britain launches the satellite Prospero into low Earth orbit atop a Black Arrow carrier rocket, the only British satellite to date launched by a British rocket on this date in 1971. * NASA successfully launches the Ares I-X mission, the only rocket launch for its later-cancelled Constellation program 6 years ago today. Happy birthday goes out on this date to * French mathematician and engineer, Antoine Deparcieux, born on this date in 1703. * Born on that same date in 1718, Ignacije Szentmartony, the Croatian priest, mathematician, astronomer, and explorer * Also born today in 1793, the founder of Remington Arms, Eliphalet Remington. * October 28, 1880, is also the birthday of Belarusian-Estonian astrophysicist and astronomer Wilhelm Anderson * The co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates turns 60 today. * Turning 55 today is Landon Curt Noll, American computer scientist, and mathematician * Princess Vespa from Spaceballs, actress Daphne Zuniga, is 53. * Another actress/producer, Julia Roberts is 48. * and finally also turning 48 is the video game designer and the co-founder of Id Software, John Romero. And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for October 28, 2015 News * Facebook site helps start your programming career Listener Birthday Calendar October * 28 - Dylan Licata (San Antonio) * 29 - James Clark, MegaPodzilla * 30 - WolfGeek (Indiana) November * 01 - Amber Elstad * 03 - Ken Pace * 03 - Craig Glassner (aka Ranger Craig) If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. (break) Hacks & Strange Stories * DO NOT DRESS UP IN THIS FOR HALLOWEEN *

Coming up in this episode... * Make your own flux capacitor * Revisit the 1939 World's Fair * Titanic biscuit Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. https://youtu.be/knzdkxh7JIE Feedback * If you could jump into any movie universe, what would it be and why? * Tiffany: The Fifth Element : so I can say, "MultiPass" and watch an operatic alien on a space cruise liner with Chris Tucker, Gary Oldman, & Bruce Willis! On This Day In History for October 21, 2015 This is the 294th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 71 days remaining in 2015. * It was on this date in 1520 that Ferdinand Magellan discovers a strait now known as Strait of Magellan. * 495 years ago today, João Álvares Fagundes discovers the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, bestowing them their original name of "Islands of the 11,000 Virgins". * That same date in 1774, First display of the word "Liberty" on a flag, raised by colonists in Taunton, Massachusetts in defiance of British rule in Colonial America. * It was 218 years ago today that In Boston Harbor, the 44-gun United States Navy frigate USS Constitution is launched. * Joseph Aspdin patents Portland cement on this date in 1824. * It was 136 years ago today that Thomas Edison invents a workable electric light bulb at his laboratory in Menlo Park, N.J. which was tested the next day and lasted 13.5 hours. This would be the invention of the first commercially practical incandescent light. Popular belief is that he invented the first light bulb, which he did not. * The first edition of the Ernest Hemingway novel For Whom the Bell Tolls is published on this date in 1940. * It was 56 years ago today that In New York City, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, opens to the public. * October 21, 1965, Comet Ikeya-Seki approaches perihelion, passing 450,000 kilometers (279,617 miles) from the sun. * 37 years ago today, Australian civilian pilot Frederick Valentich vanishes in a Cessna 182 over the Bass Strait south of Melbourne, after reporting contact with an unidentified aircraft. * It was 32 years ago today that The meter is defined at the seventeenth General Conference on Weights and Measures as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second. * Also today in 2005, Images of the dwarf planet Eris are taken and subsequently used in documenting its discovery by the team of Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz. * On this day - TODAY - Marty McFly's girlfriend Jennifer, and Doc Brown appear in Hill Valley CA in a flying DeLorean. Happy birthday goes out on this date to * Swiss mathematician and theorist Nicolaus I Bernoulli, born on this date in 1687 * Also born on this date in 1833 – Alfred Nobel, the Swedish chemist and engineer, invented dynamite and founded the Nobel Peace Prize * American illustrator and animator Mary Blair was born today in 1911 * Dizzy Gillespie, the trumpet player, composer, and bandleader would have been 98 * Born October 21, 1950, Astronaut Ronald McNair * rounding out the birthdays is Princess Leia, Carrie Fisher is 59. * and finally, today is International Day of the Nacho And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for October 21, 2015 News * Man sues San Francisco park for giant pine cone hit * George Mueller, Father of the Space Shuttle dies at age 97 Listener Birthday Calendar * 21 - Daniel Ebdrup Jensen (D. Ebdrup) * 21 - Justin Diehl (nulloperations) * 22 - Zach - zml2008 * 25 - Mad Marv - spelled "K - Y - L - E" but pronounced "Marv".

Coming up in this episode... New time travel machine Self-driving taxis Cool nicknames Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. https://youtu.be/GJTDGUXtUc4 Feedback Q: What movie have you seen the most? Justin: Blade Runner, or... Hrm wait no. A Christmas Story. I watch it roughly 1.5 times each year, at minimum. Maybe more on Average. Rob: Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Megaforce, and Rocky Horror Picture Show. They are all about even * Feedback regarding the moon Ben: Chuck is RIGHT regarding the rotation and revolution of the moon. If the moon had no rotation while orbiting the earth then the same side of the moon would forever face the sun. HOWEVER, the same side of the moon FACES THE EARTH which means that it has to rotate in perfect synchronicity with its revolution thereby allowing the Earth to always see the same side. On This Day In History for October 7, 2015 This is the 280th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 85 days remaining in 2015. It was on this date in 1542, Explorer Cabrillo discovers Santa Catalina Island off of the California coast. Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar, this day is skipped in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain on this date in 1582. The Granite Railway begins operations as the first chartered railway in the U.S on this date in 1826. It was 103 years ago today that The Helsinki Stock Exchange sees its first transaction. October 7, 1916, Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland University 222–0 in the most lopsided college football game in American history. 82 years ago today, Air France is inaugurated, after being formed by a merger of 5 French airlines. October 7, 1958, The U.S. manned space-flight project is renamed Project Mercury. 56 years ago today, U.S.S.R. probe Luna 3 transmits the first ever photographs of the far side of the Moon. Also today in 1996, The Fox News Channel begins broadcasting. Happy birthday goes out on this date to Danish physicist and Nobel Prize laureate, Niels Bohr, born on this date in 1885. Several computer scientists have birthdays today including Henriette Avram, born today in 1919 John Hopcroft, who turns 76 and turning 60, Ralph Johnson The co-founder of the IMAX Corporation, Graeme Ferguson turns 86 South African archbishop and Nobel Prize laureate Desmond Tutu is 84 and finally cellist Yo-Yo Ma is 60. And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for October 7, 2015 News Self-driving taxis will begin trials in Japan next year Thank you donors! Listener Birthday Calendar 09 - Itsuko Rumpke (sounds like IT - SUE - KOE) 09 - Mario (New Jersey) 09 - Liisa Tomasi 10 - Victor Cajiao 10 - Garrett Riffal 11 - Bruce Barr 13 - Jason Schwanz If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. Hacks & Strange Stories DeLorean Golf Cart Can Probably Hit 88 MPH - Neatorama Photo gallery Russian Scientist Injects Himself with 3.5 Million Year Old "Eternal Life" Bacteria | Oddity Central - Collecting Oddities Shout out to the chat room Join us on the Google+ hangout every Sunday night at 9:30PM ET to see and hear the show raw and unedited. Just circle Technorama Podcast, Kreg, or me and you’ll see the announcement when we join the hangout. Remember When

Coming up in this episode... Moon Pluto and Uranus Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. https://youtu.be/3LrpisvmAgg Feedback What tech gave you the most problems? Justin: Printers. Printers always seem to give me a headache. Be they office supported, home office, etc. They just always seem to be a failure point between digital data and making them real world accessible. Don't get me started on ink... Norbert: iPhone 5 battery expanding. Shaun: bad caps. http://www.badcaps.net/index.php?pageid=causes Brad: Alarm system interface. Looks like an old phone pad with minimal intuitive design. Ben: It isn't the higher tech I struggle with so much (though your talk about typing reminded me of when I tried to learn the Dvorak keyboard layout). I struggle more with mechanical type things. I really struggle with things like changing out the mower and snowblower attachments on my tractor... Marti: Remote controls with sticky buttons or a mouse with a delay. Mark: Reading analog clocks. Everything else is pretty straightforward, but remembering which arm meant what always screwed me up.. Becky: Any and All techno gadgets! I'll share my --- for Dummies books. Probably outdated already

Coming up in this episode... Some people will pay anything Cassette tapes aren’t quite dead yet One crucial renter’s tip Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. https://youtu.be/4lgmakNc8Ds News from the Flightline - SF Edwards On This Day In History for September 23, 2015 This is the 266th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 99 days remaining in 2015. It is frequently the day of the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and the day of the vernal equinox in the Southern Hemisphere. It was on this date in 1338 that The Battle of Arnemuiden was the first naval battle of the Hundred Years' War and the first naval battle using artillery, as the English ship Christofer had three cannon and one handgun. That same date in 1642 saw the first commencement exercises occur at Harvard College. September 23, 1806, Lewis and Clark return to St. Louis after exploring the Pacific Northwest of the United States. It was 170 years ago today that The Knickerbockers Baseball Club, the first baseball team to play under the modern rules, is founded in New York. That same date in 1846, Astronomers Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier, John Couch Adams and Johann Gottfried Galle collaborate on the discovery of Neptune. Today in 1911, pilot Earle Ovington makes the first official airmail delivery in America under the authority of the United States Post Office Department September 23, 1913, Roland Garros of France becomes the first to fly in an airplane across the Mediterranean (from St. Raphael France to Bizerte, Tunisia). It was 83 years ago today that The Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd is renamed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts opens in New York City 53 years ago today. It was 35 years ago today that Bob Marley plays what would be his last concert in Pittsburgh. Today in 1999, NASA announces that it has lost contact with the Mars Climate Orbiter. It was 13 years ago today that The first public version of the web browser Mozilla Firefox ("Phoenix 0.1") is released. Happy birthday goes out on this date to: German astronomer and academic Johann Franz Encke, born on this date in 1791. Also born today in 1851 – Ellen Hayes, the American mathematician and astronomer. The founder of Robert Bosch GmbH, Robert Bosch was born today in 1861. Happy birthday to the infamous Typhoid Mary, born on this date in 1869. The man who invented one of childhood's most beloved and mysterious toys, French toy maker André Cassagnes, inventor of the Etch A Sketch was born today 89 years ago. Singer-songwriter Ray Charles would have been 85 today. Bruce Springsteen turns 66. and finally American commander, pilot, and astronaut, William C. McCool turns 54. And that’s the way it was, on this day in history for September 23, 2015 News How much was your wedding cake?! Telephone History Museum destroyed by California fires Listener Birthday Calendar 10 - Anthony Warnack (EastBayAnt) [1979] 14 - Andrew Peters (Perl Hacker from the UK) 18 - Jeff Schultz (Gorbash) 20 - Joel Harper (Rincewind) / Milwaukee WI 21 - Dean Jensen (Beaker1) 22 - Matthew Tjarks (Jharks) 26 - Brett (from Wales) If you want to get on the Technorama Birthday Calendar, visit our Wiki. Hacks & Strange Stories Pay your rent or “get fired”

    Listen below with the audio player or Click Here for complete show notes and video from the show. Vmail * Krazy Joe * Star Wars Ep 7 * Zhadum * BTTF on BT? * Hack a road sign * Saved up for… * What tech would you like to have? * Toughest concept to wrap your head around Email * Star Wars Holiday Special: Mad Marv: Argh, I want my money back from that show. If they had kept some of Dayton's commercials in the video that might have been entertaining but I fell asleep half way in and woke up to Bea Arthur singing. And the weirdest thing is that the Youtube rating on the video is 90% positive. Now I'm just waiting for Lumpy to make an appearance in Episode 7. Marv * Ben on Wedding Cakes  I just thought I would let you know the wedding cake thing isn't hazing. We froze ours and pulled it out for our first anniversary, and it was awesome. I wouldn't trust it for 60 years, but it made it a single year just fine. I suppose it could depend on the cake and how you freeze it. I was skeptical, but it worked for us. Facebook/Twitter Q: What was the greatest piece of tech that failed? Myron: Apple Newton Tim’s reply: Q: How many Newtons does it take to screw in a light bulb? A: Fouf. There in mix angles, Amy thin ground soap. Scott: The Clapper Marti: The bead-dazzler Jack: The Sega Dreamcast (it was MMO on dialup) Marti/Gary: Betamax Shaun: Linux Rob: The mini-disc player Dean: The Microsoft Surface (the big a$$ table version) Question of the week: What was the most challenging tech of your life? End of Show Stuff We appreciate your support. If you like the show, there are many ways to show your love: Call the Listener Line: 206-222-CHAT (2428) Email: technorama@chuckchat.com Flag us on twitter with #technorama, or visit our fan page on facebook Web Site: www.chuckchat.com (forums, swag, webcam, mail lists, links in the show notes, and more) How about a donation to the tip jar: one time or monthly micro payment. Or a review on the iTunes music store or any one of the many podcast directories Thanks to the following people for donating their time and talent keep Technorama going: Mad Marv for providing the great blog content. Tell a friend about Technorama and... binary high five  

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away in 1978…kids everywhere thought they were tuning in to see another space adventure with some of their favorite characters. Well, it was an adventure alright. What they got was a mish mash of crap wrapped in thin Star Wars goodness. It was like having a bowl of sugary cereal with old milk. Now you can share in our pain...Here we are doing our best MST3K against The Star Wars Holiday Special. Click here to view the Video to watch along. https://youtu.be/Z4CtXcjib4o